Date of Hike: 4/28/13
Lincoln Woods Trail: 2.9 miles / Bondcliff Trail: 7.9 miles / West Bond Spur: 1.0 miles / Bondcliff Trail: 7.9 miles / Lincoln Woods Trail 2.9 miles
Total Miles: 22.8 (4,800 elevation gain)
Trip Report:
- There are few places in the White Mountains that can match the secluded beauty of the Bonds. It all starts off at one of the most popular trailheads in the White Mountains, Lincoln Woods. On a nice spring weekend the lot fills up quickly with people walking to Franconia Falls, Black Pond, or just out for a stroll along the Lincoln Woods Trail. However, when you arrive at 6:45 a.m. in late April it's a different world; it's quiet, there's a chill in the air, and you can hear the water flowing from East Branch of the Pemigewasset Wilderness.
- I'll let the pictures do the reporting for this one...Enjoy!
Lincoln Woods Trail: 2.9 miles / Bondcliff Trail: 7.9 miles / West Bond Spur: 1.0 miles / Bondcliff Trail: 7.9 miles / Lincoln Woods Trail 2.9 miles
Total Miles: 22.8 (4,800 elevation gain)
Trip Report:
- There are few places in the White Mountains that can match the secluded beauty of the Bonds. It all starts off at one of the most popular trailheads in the White Mountains, Lincoln Woods. On a nice spring weekend the lot fills up quickly with people walking to Franconia Falls, Black Pond, or just out for a stroll along the Lincoln Woods Trail. However, when you arrive at 6:45 a.m. in late April it's a different world; it's quiet, there's a chill in the air, and you can hear the water flowing from East Branch of the Pemigewasset Wilderness.
- I'll let the pictures do the reporting for this one...Enjoy!
Lincoln Woods
East Branch Pemigewasset Suspension Bridge
East Branch
Hurricane Irene 'Washout' Outlook on the Lincoln Woods Trail
Lincoln Woods Trail
Sun shining through the woods in the early morning
Franconia Brook Footbridge
Pemigewasset Wilderness Boundary
Bondcliff / Franconia Brook Trail Junction
Bondcliff Trail
Bondcliff Trail
Old Railroad Ties
Flooded section along the Bondcliff Trail
Camp 16 Junction
Bondcliff Trail
Black Brook Crossing #1
Black Brook Crossing #2
Monorail starting to form
Gravel slide section
Final Water Crossing of the Black Brook
Bondcliff Trail
The short steep scramble below Bondcliff's summit
Mount Lafayette and Lincoln as seen from above the scramble
Loon Mountain Ski Area
Osceola's
Scar Ridge
West Bond
Hancock's
Bondcliff and West Bond
Summit of Bondcliff
Owl's Head and the Franconia Ridge
Mount Bond from Bondcliff
Owl's Head Southern end with Mount Liberty and Flume Moutain
Bondcliff from Mount Bond
Mount Tom, Field, Willey, and the Presidential Range as seen from Mount Bond
West Bond, Mount Lincoln, Lafayette, and Garfield
West Bond, Mount Lincoln, and Lafayette
Guyot and the Twin Range
West Bond Spur Path
The final exposed section leading up to West Bond
Twin Range
Slides of the Twin Range
Pemigewasset Wilderness
West Bond Summit Area
Bondcliff from West Bond
Bonacliff Ridge, the Hancock's and Carrigain
Mount Bond
Osceola's
Bondcliff
West Bond Spur / Bondcliff Trail Junction
Alpine Zone
Boncliff Trail
Heading back to Mount Bond
Mount Tom, Field, Willey, and the Presidential Range
Bondcliff Trail
Bondcliff Trail
Admiring Bondcliff
Bondcliff Trail and Mount Bond
Enjoying the Cliffs of Bond
Pemi Wilderness
Bondcliff
Hancock's and Carrigain
Hancock's and Carrigain
Pemi Wilderness
View towards Scar Ridge and the Osceola's from Bondcliff
Bonfcliff, Mount Bond, and West Bond
Bondcliff Summit Area
Bondcliff
Bondcliff Trail
Bondcliff Trail
Black Brook Railroad Trestle
Black Brook RR Trestle
Bondcliff Trail
Bondcliff Trail
Bondcliff Trail
Bondcliff Trail
Rotting, moss covered Railroad Ties
Back to reality, Franconia Brook Bridge
East Branch Pemigewasset Suspension Bridge
East Branch and the Kanc
Awesome pictures - couldn't have been a better day. Question - do you run your hikes - LOL? You make better time than anyone I know, including me and I never stop to rest! You're blog is a great reference - I feel like I have already been down the trail when I hit something new!
ReplyDeleteHi, Glad you enjoy the pics, thanks!
DeleteI don't usually run unless I'm with other hikers who do. I do hike fast below treeline and don't usually stop unless there is an outlook, trail junction, or a water crossing. I stop above treeline a lot for pictures and to take in the views but have been lucky that I'm a good rock hopper so the rough footing doesn't slow me down.
Happy Hiking!
Great recap of this hike! I know it's not a sanctioned campsite any more, but do you know if it is possible to still set up camp at Camp 16 for the night? We are planning to camp in the valley before heading up Bondcliff and ultimately doing the whole Pemi loop.
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Hi Jason, glad you like the trip report, thanks! I have seen tents at the back end of camp 16 before. As long as you're 200 feet back you are all set. If it was me I'd set up in towards the back of the clearing and if a ranger came by and told me to move if not 200' back then I would. I don't think you can have a fire though, not 100% sure but it's posted on the wilderness signs.
DeleteHave a great Pemi Loop! It's on of my favs!
If you every have any questions just email me at cdailey@hpearce.com and I'll try and answer them as best as I can
Hey man, great photos, they got me super fired up for my hike with my buddies. They are helping me visualize the hike. We're planning the same hike to Bondcliff-Bond-West Bond in June 2014. We are setting up a base camp somewhere off the Wilderness Trail before the turn for Bondcliff and hoping to bag all three peaks in one day. Anyway, just wanted to say thank you for posting so many good photos with good descriptors.
ReplyDeleteHi James, Glad you liked the pictures. Have a great hike with your friends!
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